Ben Wallace vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ben Wallace that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ben Wallace

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Wallace 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Wallace 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Wallace 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Wallace 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Wallace 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Wallace 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Wallace 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Wallace 5 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Wallace 6 Jerry West 5

Defensive Player of The Year Ben Wallace 4 Jerry West 0 *

Scoring Leader Ben Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader Ben Wallace 2 Jerry West 0

Assists Leader Ben Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Ben Wallace 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 5.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 9.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 2.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Wallace 6,254 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Wallace 10,482 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Wallace 1,437 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Wallace 1,369 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Wallace 2,137 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Wallace 1,088 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Wallace .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Wallace .137 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Wallace .414 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 7.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 11.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 1.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Wallace 939 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Wallace 1,454 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Wallace 173 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Wallace 199 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Wallace 250 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Wallace 130 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Wallace .482 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Wallace .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Wallace .418 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.